Jeroen de Kloet is Professor at the Department of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and affiliated to the School of Music and Recording Arts, Communication University of China. De Kloet’s publications cover Chinese popular music and youth cultures. His ERC project concerns creative practices in China.

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• Contents - 6 List of Figures and Tables - 8 Acknowledgements - 10 Note on Romanisation and Publication History - 14 Introduction: Global Longings with a Cut - 16 1. Hard Scenes - 38 2. Hyphenated Scenes - 76 3. Subaltern Sounds - 104 4. Musical Taste and Technologies of the Self - 140 5. Producing, Localising and Silencing Sounds - 168 Conclusion: Paradoxical Performances - 194 Notes - 204 Chinese Glossary - 218 Appendix I Interviews - 224 Appendix II Factor Analysis of Singers - 230 Appendix III Popularity of Singers and Bands - 231 Bibliography - 232 Index - 245